New York Appellate Division Rebuffs Syracuse D.A. on Felony Charges in HIV Exposure Case

A unanimous five-judge panel of the New York Appellate Division, 4th Department, has rejected an argument by the office of Syracuse District Attorney William Fitzpatrick that an HIV-positive man should face felony charges carrying a mandatory minimum prison term for exposing another person to HIV by failing to disclose his infection before engaging in unprotected sex.  The court approved a decision by Onondaga County Supreme Court Justice John J. Brunetti to reduce the charge to … <Read More>